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How to Play Music in Google Drive with DriveTunes First, install the Chrome extension for DriveTunes. After installing the extension, open Google Drive and select the music file or files you want to play. If you want to play more than one file, then tick on the boxes next to the file name. Right click on a file and click on Open With. Select DriveTunes from the list. If you don’t see this option, then most likely the file is not supported by the app....

Overview Adding Music For starters, you’re a little bit limited in what will work with the Cloud Player. It’ll work with DRM-free MP3 or AAC files, no Vorbis, FLAC, etc. If you’ve got DRMed music, you’re out of luck. But then again, you probably already know that. It will scan your computer for music on startup, but you do have the option to stop the scan and manually select the music of your choice, or optionally import from software such as iTunes....

The app only supports Facebook and Twitter as of this writing. You can expect the other social sites to be included in this app soon. Scheduling Posts on Facebook and Twitter To schedule posts to go live on your Facebook newsfeed, you will need to let Postfity access your Facebook account. Note: In the example below, I will only be showing the steps to schedule posts on Facebook. The procedure is identical for Twitter....

Its built-in security features also help to prevent hackers from stealing your personal information and protects your devices from spam, malware and phishing. HMA also helps to conceal your personal information and IP address. With 765 VPN servers in 251 locations in 150 countries around the world and with over 100k IP addresses, HMA strives to be the world’s best and largest global VPN network. Universal Access One of the best things about HMA is the ability to use it from anywhere....

Overview GoToAssist is a very user friendly piece of software, with full support for both Windows and Apple OSX. When you run it, it provides you with a a support key to give your customer, and the option to copy the support URL to the clipboard or to email it. The customer can follow the link you send them, or just go to www.fastsupport.com and type in the support key and their name....

There is no lack of task management tools for Linux, but if you are looking for a simple and no-frill to-do list app, Pytask would be a good candidate. To install Pytask in Ubuntu: Once installed, go to Accessories -> Pytask. Pytask is really easy to use. Click on the “+” button on the top left corner to add a new task. There is no popup window or whatsoever. You just click on the respective field and enter your task details....

It’s not something you usually see advertised alongside battery life, screen size, and camera megapixels. Sometimes they’re called “non-removable,” and sometimes they’re “built-in.” However, removable and non-removable batteries have their fair share of differences (one of which you can tell from the name alone!) and can influence whether or not you purchase a specific device. Removable vs. Non-Removable Batteries The difference between the two is very simple. Removable batteries can be taken out of the phone, usually by opening up the back plate and taking it out....

Luckily, it is not an isolated complaint. While the “new” Ribbon UI has been around since Office 2007, there are numerous workarounds to restore the classic menu layout. UBitMenu is the work of Swiss developers, and works with Office 2007, 2010 and 2013. The program is free for personal use, but if you’re planning to introduce it to your workplace, this necessitates a purchase. Installation is a cinch, too....

The RC630K sets, which come in 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch flavours, can be nabbed now from Currys from just £319.99 for the smaller, ranging up to £699.99 for the largest. Renowned for the value-for-money proposition, the TCL Roku QLED sets have become favourites for American homes seeking a great set without the massive outlay. Now Brits can join in the fun. For that significantly lower price point – you’ll still get 4K resolution and with all of the most popular high dynamic range standards – including HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and HLG....

One of the difficulties of searching the web for anything is having to jump from page to page to find all of the information you need. It always ends up having too many tabs or windows open and becomes confusing. Yahoo! Axis is a great way to search the web and research different topics without messing up the whole search experience. Starting out with Yahoo! Axis This article I’ll mostly be talking about the desktop version for Google Chrome....

The SpringSeed App SpringSeed is a lightweight note taking app developed by Michael Harker and Jono Cooper. The app is written in JavaScript and is completely open script. SpringSeed has a clean, no-frills interface that is different from the usual cluttered interface you find in other applications. The application is also very small – it will hardly be a load for your processor or RAM. Evernote can sometimes feel like a bloated application, even if you consider yourself a fan....

Most major Linux distributions use both the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) and PulseAudio for sound management. While they’re both excellent pieces of software, the default setup can be quite barebones. If you’re using a more complex speaker setup that has more than two channels (for example, a 5.1 surround sound system), you may end up losing subwoofer input due to how PulseAudio mixes input/output by default or various other reasons....

If you’re looking to get on your bike, so to speak, when it comes to the Black Friday sales, you should definitely check our line-up of the very best Black Friday deals currently available. What can be said about the Peloton Bike that hasn’t already been said? The company has revolutionised home fitness, with a stationary bike that features a large 22-inch screen showcasing a range of live and on-demand classes....

The OpenWRT project produces custom firmwares for a variety of routers. The cool thing about the OpenWRT firmware is that you can flesh it out by installing apps and services just like you would on a normal desktop Linux distribution. Using OpenWRT’s package manager, you can install the best open source tools and make your average router do specialized tasks like shape and monitor traffic or act as a VPN server and a lot more....

One of the key elements of intuitive and easy-to-use web design is the menu. If you want to make your menu stand out among most of the other ordinary web menus out there, you can use the mega menu to include images, widgets, and virtually any interactive web element that you want within your menu. And if you are a WordPress user, there’s a plugin for that. Making Sense of Mega Menus What is a mega menu?...

Mac OS X comes with a hidden screen capture tool call Grab that allows you to take timed screenshot. Open Grab (it can be found in the Applications -> Utilities folder). Go to “Capture -> Timed Screenshot” in the menu bar. The disadvantage of using the Grab app is that it is fixed only at 10 seconds and you won’t be able to change it. Alternatively, you can take a timed screenshot using the command line....

The next version of LXDE will be based on LXQt, which is itself the result of the merge between the LXDE-Qt and the Razor-qt projects. The first developer release of the new desktop was recently published, and the project has posted packages for most of the mainstream distributions. To test LXQt on Ubuntu (13.10 or 14.04), you need to use the Personal Package Archive (PPA) released by the Lubuntu development team plus some packages from Julien Lavergne, the lead developer of Lubuntu....

What Is the Invisible Web What is the Invisible Web? For the most part, it exists within the realm of the Deep Web, which general-purpose web crawlers do not reach. To learn about the Invisible Web and how Deep Web search engines can help, we first need to discuss the three different layers of the web in brief. The “Surface Web” is where most Internet users will stay. It’s the web that Google searches, including this webpage....

Windows 10 comes with built-in capability to mount ISO images. Even if you are using macOS, you can easily mount a disc image by simply double-clicking it. However, at times you may need to use a third-party software, especially if you are using an older version of Windows. Here are the best ISO mounting software for Windows, Linux, and macOS. 1. Integrated OS Software Operating System: Windows, Linux and macOS Before moving onto the more comprehensive and more complex third-party software, it’s worth noting that all the big platforms have decent ISO mounting functions onboard already....

That’s why we’ve made this article – to go over common alternatives to popular Mac programs that many may not be aware of. So, what are they? 1. Email macOS comes with a very good email client. Consistently, Mac users say this. Sadly, Apple doesn’t port their email software to other operating systems. Luckily on Linux, there are many email clients to choose from. The best email client for Linux, hands down, has to be Mozilla Thunderbird....